The annual postgraduate conference in pediatrics was held at the State University of Iowa, Sept. 16 and 17, in conjunction with the fall meeting of the state Pediatric Society. One session was devoted to a memorial program honoring Dr. Jeans. Speakers at this session were Dr. Jean V. Cooke, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis; Dr. L. A. Maynard, Professor and Head of the School of Nutrition, Cornell University, Ithaca, and Chairman of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council; Dr. James R. Wilson, Secretary of the Council on Foods and Nutrition, American Medical Association.